Guangzhou vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Guangzhou	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$782	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2063	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$354	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$619	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$84.2	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$829	$4258
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	96	99
😀 Quality of life	74	93
🏙️ Population	18.7M	3.9M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 77% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6835th and 72nd ($782 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 52nd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 2285th and 55th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Los Angeles

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	Guangzhou	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$28.6	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.51	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$532	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$951	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$445	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.7	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.7	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8986	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3592	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.5	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.89	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.59	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.03	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.32	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.57	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.78	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.46	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.22	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.72	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.1	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.05	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.67	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.6	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$400	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16938	$28004

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Foshan	$611
51 km or 32 mi	Dongguan	$666
63 km or 39 mi	Jiangmen	$848
65 km or 41 mi	Qingyuan	$795
67 km or 42 mi	Zhongshan	$534
83 km or 52 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
100 km or 62 mi	Zhuhai	$674
102 km or 63 mi	Kaiping	$844
105 km or 65 mi	Shenzhen	$939
111 km or 69 mi	Macau	$1718
118 km or 73 mi	Huizhou	$621
127 km or 79 mi	Yunfu	$832
131 km or 81 mi	Kowloon	$2415
132 km or 82 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
162 km or 100 mi	Heyuan	$765
189 km or 117 mi	Shaoguan	$807
194 km or 121 mi	Yangjiang	$896
202 km or 126 mi	Wuzhou	$816
205 km or 127 mi	Lianzhou	$760
216 km or 134 mi	Shanwei	$943
225 km or 140 mi	Hezhou	$769
281 km or 175 mi	Gaozhou	$790
291 km or 181 mi	Maoming	$789
298 km or 185 mi	Chenzhou	$730
298 km or 185 mi	Puning	$589
319 km or 198 mi	Meizhou	$673
321 km or 199 mi	Jieyang	$464
323 km or 201 mi	Yulin	$738
345 km or 214 mi	Ganzhou	$814
349 km or 217 mi	Chaozhou	$465
352 km or 219 mi	Shantou	$602
364 km or 226 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
373 km or 232 mi	Guigang	$699
384 km or 239 mi	Guilin	$533
406 km or 252 mi	Yongzhou	$638
414 km or 257 mi	Liuzhou	$587
416 km or 259 mi	Laibin	$608
424 km or 264 mi	Hengyang	$609
440 km or 273 mi	Longyan	$698
460 km or 286 mi	Haikou	$694

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974